The Japanese have many terms that we don’t use in English. One of my favourites is “forest bathing”– a leisurely visit to a forest. Studies have shown that exposure to nature creates calming neuro-psychological effects leading to reductions in stress, anger, anxiety, depression and … Continue reading →

Mountain worshippers of the Shugendou religion watch the sunrise over Mt. Fuji. I had climbed the mountain two years earlier, but seeing the sunrise from this location was a more powerful experience. Advertisements

Projects

My third book: "Toronto Days" documents the city of Toronto, Canada. It contains 56 photos, 40 of which are new images (i.e., not previously exhibited or posted online), covering the years 1980-1995. It is available through Blurb Books and Amazon

My second book: "No Money Down - Toronto (1980-1986)" documents the city of Toronto, Canada, in the 1980s. It is available through Blurb Books and Amazon.

From the introduction: "Looking back now at the photos some thirty years later, so much comes back to me about being dropped into a new environment. We use our creative tools as extensions of ourselves; they help us understand and define our place in the world. For me, having a camera in my hand at all times helped me remember: You only get to do this once. We have to take the time to see it as clearly as we can."
Derek Flack writes in blogTO, "Woolaver's work is so fascinating--a record of Toronto with a soul."

My first book: "Toronto Flashback (1980-1986)" documents the city of Toronto, Canada, in the 1980s. It is available through Blurb Books and Amazon.

Woolaver grew up in rural Nova Scotia and moved to Toronto in 1980 to study photography. He did a lot of street photography in those years, capturing street scenes with fresh eyes. Michael Amo writes in the introduction, "When Avard arrived in Toronto in 1980, he brought that watchfulness with him, that deep-seated empathy for humans going about their solitary business, a simultaneous loneliness and delight in our ceaseless effort to remake the world in our own image."